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SVC Chaos Iori FAQ:
VERSION 1.00
-Created, Edited and Compiled by: Psychochronic
of Shoryuken.com (Brettdude in Gamefaqs) with
some help by G Product
Another form of Psychochronic Literature!
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Last Update: March 1, 2006
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Table of Contents:
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1) Version Changes
2) Character Biography
3) Legend
4) Pros and Cons
5) Basics
6) Movelist
-Normals
*Standing
*Crouching
*Jumping
*Command
-Special Moves
-Super Combos
-Exceed
7) Combos/Cancels
8) Contact
9) Credits
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Version Changes:
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1.00 - March 1, 2006:
Compilated March 1, 2006. This FAQ only took about 6
hours and it ended 12:42am EST on March 2, 2006.
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Character Biography:
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Birthplace: Japan
Birthdate: March 25
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 76 kg
Blood type: Type O
Hobbies: Playing music
Favorite Food: Meat
Measurements: N/A
Favorite sport: Everything
Most valuable: nothing
Hates the most: violence
Fighting Style: Yagami style of ancient martial arts + Pure
instinct
First Appearance: King of Fighters '95
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Legend:
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U = Up
UF = Up-Forward
F = Forward
DF = Down-Forward
D = Down
DB = Down-Back
B = Back
UB = Back
QCF = Quarter-Circle Forward
QCB = Quarter-Circle Back
HCF = Half-Circle Forward
HCB = Half-Circle Backward
P = Punch
LP = Light Punch
HP = Hard Punch
K = Kick
LK = Light Kick
HK = Hard Kick
NeoGeo Button Mapping:
A = LP
B = LK
C = HP
D = HK
XBOX Button Mapping:
X = LP
A = LK
Y = HP
B = HK
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Various Points:
(+): Pro (Positive note)
(?): Unknown (Tentative note)
(-): Con (Negative note)
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(+): Demon Scorcher 100 has good priority. Also good for
wakeup, anti-air and basic combos.
(+): Winds of Haste leads to free mixups and combos.
(+): Plenty of anti-airs.
(+): Okay pokes.
(+): Good combos in MAX mode.
(+): Guaranteed jumping crossup (B + LK).
(+): Killer Comb Filleter is an overhead and can hit through
few projectiles with Iori sustaining no damage.
(+): Bloom of The Wolf (an extension of Rage of the 8
Maidens) costs no meter.
(+): Average speed and damage.
(+): Has moves to counter GCS attempts.
(+): Overhead to overheads can be done.
(+): Standing close LK is safe and can be linked to anything;
normal, special or super.
(+): The first 2 hits of Blue Blossom is safe when blocked.
(?): The final 3rd hit of Blue Blossom is not safe when
blocked but is an overhead.
(?): Blood Rage is his Exceed but is only a counter-attack
and can take as much as 53%.
(-): Exorcism is maybe not the best projectile.
(-): Most Specials are unsafe if blocked. Only move safe in
my mind is LK version of Killer Comb.
(-): Rage of the 8 Maidens and Killer Comb Filleter are also
unsafe if blocked.
(-): Doesn't have Toast to the Eight. That super is now in
Riot-Blood Iori's movelist.
(-): Slower speed in his moves and movements compared to
the past SNK games he's beenn in.
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Basics:
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Front Ground Step: Tap Fx2:
Character stops after a determined distance and attacked
anywhere during the step.
Back Ground Step: Tap Bx2:
Character stops after a determined distance and attacked
anywhere during the step.
Guard Cancel Front Step (costs 1 Level): Tap Fx2 or LK +
HP while blocking:
Also known as "GCS". Cancels your block and does a
Front Ground Step right after.
Guard Cancel Attack (costs 1 Level): Tap HP + HK while
blocking:
Cancels your block and does a Counter Attack right
after.
Big Jump: Tap DB, D or DF then UB, U or UF:
Character jumps slightly higher.
Normal Body Toss: LP + LK or HP + HK:
Characters' throw.
Body Toss Evasion: As soon as thrown by the opponent,
press LP + LK or HP + HK in the same buttons that the
opponent presses:
Clearly avoids the opponents throw.
Break Fall: LP + LK when landing:
Character gets back up quicker instead of getting knocked
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Movelist:
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NORMALS:
Standing:
LP: (FAR) Short range, chains into self. Safe if blocked
but little use cause it's not cancelable. (CLOSE) Quick,
cancelable and safe if blocked. Good for tick-throws and
repeats into self.
LK: (FAR) Okay range, safe if blocked and an okay poke
and is cancelable. Cancel into Dream Manipulator or Exorcism
(if blocked) making it an okay poke string. (CLOSE) Comes
out very quick, hits low and is cancelable. Recovers very
fast making it safe if blocked. Good for tick-throws and can
link a standing close HPright after. Great for wakeup do to
the fact it's a standing attack and hits low (not many standing
attacks hit low).
HP: (FAR) Average range poke and good guard damage.
Safe if blocked from maximum range. (CLOSE) Anti-air and
cancelable. Great for two-in-ones. Slightly safe if blocked.
Good damage and good guard damage.
HK: (FAR) Great range, priority, damage and guard damage.
Can hit an opponent right before they leave the ground for
a jump. Okay startup but unsafe to GCS attempts. (CLOSE)
Great anti-air. Can't cancel and unsafe if blocked, open for
GCS Attempts. Only real use is anti-air. Good damage and
guard damage.
Crouching:
LP: Good poke, cancelable and repeats into self. Safe if
blocked and can be linked off of a crouching LK.
LK: Hits low and can link into crouching LP. Repeats into
self. Safe if blocked and good for tick-throws.
HP: Cancelable, good range, damage and guard damage.
Slight use as an anti-air.
HK: Sweep, hits low. Knocks down good for punishment
situations against whiifed attacks. Unsafe if blocked, open
for GCS attempts. Good damage and guard damage. Move
also advances Iori a step forward slightly. Not as wide of a
hitbox as in other games.
Jumping:
LP: Hits at an okay angle and stays out for most of the arc of
the jump. Safe if blocked, ok for tick throws. Same for jumping
forward.
LK: Good range, startup and stays out for most of the arc of
the jump. Best used as an air-to-air attack; same for jumping
forward. Also safe if blocked.
HP: Okay range, covers a good area. Large start-up. Unsafe
if whiffed, open to anti-airs. Lots of startup. Average combo
starter; same for jumping forward. Good damage and guard
damage as well.
HK: Good range, okay startup and damage. Decent air-to-air
attack but LK is more suited for air-to-air. Good damage/guard
and priority. Safer than HP though.
Command:
Dream Manipulator: F, LP, LP:
A simple fist attack. The first hits looks similiar to standing far
HP. The first cancels ONLY into supers. Safe if blocked and the
2nd hit can is cancleable but unsafe if blocked. Good little poke
string that does okay damage and guard damage.
Reaper Rumbler: F + LK:
A simple overhead kick but very slow startup and can be used
in any combos which degrade its use. Also if canceled into it
loses its overhead property and can be blocked low. Iori is open
for huge punishment if blocked.
100 Slashes: B + LK:
A kick that hits on the other side making it the perfect jumping
crossup attack. Tricky and hard to react to. When jumping over
your opponent make sure you hold the direction your facing
before committing to the attack other wise you'll get a normal
jump LK. Can also be done during his back dash making him
travel much further and recovers fast. Safe if blocked. This
move plays a huge part in his mixup games.
SPECIAL MOVES:
Demon Scorcher 100: F, D, DF + P:
Iori's version of the dragon punch and Iori's main purpose
move. Anti-air, wakeup when knocked down. Combo finisher,
punishment situations.Good priority but the HP version has
more priority, damage, more vertical range and hits 3 times.
Good guard damage as well. But the LP version is better for
punishment situations when outside of close range due to
the fact it recovers faster but also because the HP version
may miss a hit(s) and may not knock down. Iori is left wide
open if the HP version is blocked or whiffed. The LP version,
not as much.
Exorcism: QCF + P:
Also called "Dark Thrust". Iori's projectile to where he thrusts
a purple wave of fire to the ground; almost similar to Terry's
Power Wave. Average damage and chip damage. Also good
chip damage for Demon Scorcher. Probably not the best fire-
ball in the game. A bit slow. The recovery on it has been watered
down since past KOF games. Best used as a poke from MAX
range or to build bar. The LP version travels slower, but due to
the bad recovery you cannot combo a Crescent Moon Crunch
or Rage of the 8 Maidens off an LP Exorcism anymore due to
the lack of range and bad recovery. He was able to do this in
past games.
Blue Blossom: QCB + Px3:
Iori's version of his Rekkas. Great for combos and punishing
situations, especially off of a standing close LK on wakeup. If
the first 2 hits are blocked, stop and defend against whatever
the opponent throws out. The 3rd hit is an overhead but unsafe
if blocked. Only throw it out if blocked sparingly in case they
block low and commit to an attack at the wrong time. Knocks
down, small guard and chip damage. This is also good to use
against cornered opponents.
Crescent Moon Crunch: HCB + K:
Iori runs up and grabs the opponent ready to explode them.
However, it is blockable and leaves Iori open for punishment
when blocked. Can be comboed into. Okay damage and knocks
down. Best used as a quick advancing move to replace the dash
when you knock your opponent down (LK Version). Barely no
chip or guard damage.
Winds of Haste: HCB, F + P:
Iori grabs his opponents and flings them to the side, giving you
a large enough window to land a combo or mixup. Must be used
in point-blank range to connect. Unblockable and cannot be
comboed into. You must be really fast when you launch a combo
after the attack, otherwise the opponent can block. This move
gives Iori a high damage option off of a throw. Also useful to
counter GCS attempts. Just cancel the move you opponent GCS
through. It will throw them out of the dash. This will make your
opponent scared to GCS. This move can be risky since it has
long recovery. If whiffed, it doesn't build bar.
Killer Comb: F, D, DF + K:
Introduced in KOF '97 (or '98, I don't play '97 Iori), Iori flies forward
with a fiery scratch. Not the best attack but okay damage, but
doesn't knock down, can't be comboed and is unsafe if blocked.
However, it does have a large window of auto guard on start-up
making it decent for defensive situations. Like going through
fireballs. The HK version has a longer startup but travels further.
Best used in MAX mode combos. Though it appears to look like
a overhead, it is not! Can also be used to counter GCS Attempts
but Winds of Haste is better.
SUPER COMBOS:
Rage of the 8 Maidens: QCF, HCB + P:
First intorduced in KOF '95, Iori rushes down to the opponent
and when it connects, does a barrage of normals ending off with
a grab to which Iori triggers an explosion. Good damage and
knocks down. The slide covers a good range, while Iori has some
slight upper body invinicibility. Allowing him to pass through
fireballs. Unsafe if blocked. No chip and guard damage and can
only really used in combos.
-Bloom of The Wolf (during Rage of the 8 Maidens): QCFx4 +
LP + HP:
An extension of Rage of the 8 Maidens introduced in KOF2001.
Iori slashes the air then unleashes a pillar of flame right after.
This super does some okay damage (not as much as expected
for how spectacular and cool the super looks) but any damage
is good damage and knocks down. Always try to execute when
you land Rage of The 8 Maidens, espcially since this extension
costs no extra bar. There will be no whiff animation for this
attack. either you do the super or you dont.
Killer Comb Filleter: QCFx2 + K:
A super version of his special move, the Killer Combo that
was first introduced in KOF '99. This move is used in all the
same ways as the normal version. Iori leaps a great range to
execute this attack. Does great damage and knocks down.
Good priority, has auto-guard on set-up. Also good for going
through various projectiles. The HK one can be comboed off
of a LP Exorcism from mid-range. The HK version is also a
overhead.
EXCEED:
Blood Rage: HCBx2 + LP + HP:
The Orochi Blood invades the veins of Iori for about 3 seconds.
Once the opponent hits Iori, the screen fades to black a few
times as Iori slashes the opponent in his Riot-Blood mode.
Iori will counter any physical attack except for throws for a
huge chunk of damage and does a knockdown. Used only in
defensive situations. Works okay as an anti-air or as a reversal
or for wakeup when your are knocked down but missing with
this move can be bad, so learn what your opponent does,
learn what they like to abuse and their patterns to use this
move at best. Cause this move can lead to a damage or no
damage. The recovery is a bit slow as well. This move is
also a reference in his KOF '96 ending on how Mature and
Vice are killed.
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Combos/Cancels:
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Cancel Chart:
Standing:
A B C D
R X X X
Standing Close:
A B C D
CR C C X
Crouching:
A B C D
CR R C X
Jumping:
A B C D
X X X X
Jumping Diagonal:
A B C D
X X X X
Super Cancelable Attacks
LP Demon Scorcher 100 (1 hit), HP Demon Scorcher (2 hit)
Max Cancelable Attacks
LP Demon Scorcher (1 hit), HP Demon Scorcher (2 hit),
Killer Comb, Blue Blossom (1-2hit), Crescent Moon Crunch
(1 hit), Dream Manipulator (1 hit), Reaper Rumbler (1 hit)
Top:
A = LP
B = LK
C = HP
D = HK
Bottom:
A=cancels into anything except special normals (you know
like f + LP)
R=repeats or chain into itself
X= non cancellable
/=divides hits
C=cancels into special normals, specials and supers
S=cancels only into supers
Various Combos:
-Crouching LK, crouching LP, Blue Blossom
-Standing close HP, Demon Scorcher 100 (HP)
-Winds of Haste, dash forward, standing close HP, Blue
Blossom/Rage Of 8 Maidens, Bloom Of The Wolf
-Standing close HP/crouching LK, link crouching LP work
for combo starters on almost anything
-standing close LK, link standing close HP, Crescent Moon
Crunch (HK) (1 hit), Demon Scorcher 100 (HP) (2 hit), Crescent
Moon Crunch (1 hit), Demon Scorcher (HP) (2 hit), Crescent
Moon Crunch (1 hit), HP Demon Scorcher (2 hit), Rage of
The 8 Maidens, Bloom of The Wolf
*MAX mode only; I believe you can substitute the Crescent
Moon Crunch with Killer Comb or Deadly Blossom. Then
you use Crescent Moon Crunch when you start to get out
of range.
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Credits:
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Props to those who made this guide possible:
G Product for various points about the moves and the SNK
Playmore Japan site for the explanation of the basics.
Peace.
-Psychochronic
Copyright (c) Brett Navarro 2005-2007